[olug] OT: network cam

[Shaughn]

Ryan O'Rourke wrote:

>On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 10:50, Shaughn wrote:
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>>Well i have that model of camera..
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>>works over wifi, lan, or both. can be viewed jpeg, java, or activex.. 
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>Hmmm.. I don't like the sounds of ActiveX. Does the java viewer give you
>all the same features as the ActiveX viewer?
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yes, or I really don't know, don't use activex :)

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>>640x480 @ < 10 fps is normal for me, the streaming frame-rate is 
>>dependent on how fast / strong the wifi connection is.
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>Ouch. 10fps is a little slow. Do you ever get any faster than that?
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I get faster if it's a good wifi signal... it's a relitive sucky signal 
at 10fps.. hooked up with ethernet, 30ish fps

>>It is platform independent because it just sits on an IP address, so if 
>>you have a wifi router and wish to access it from outside, you will have 
>>to setup a special port, or portforard to 80.
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>I guess what I meant by platform independent was that I'm looking for a
>camera whose features will function just as well on Mozilla as they do
>on IE.
>Is this D-Link the best I can do?
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if you can install java for it, you can use it, i use firefox and 
works.. is d-link the best you can do? no. you can get more professional 
versions of wifi camera's, of course the cost will just go up and up... 
ones I looked at to hook-up a some cams in a store were 400 a piece. 
sooooo...

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>>All in all, it's a handy camera, i use it for security reasons and just 
>>for fun.
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>I'm looking to use it for security and troubleshooting purposes. 
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>Thanks.
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>-- Ryan
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